truck driver

dispatcher

local driver

sanitation worker

general ledger accountant

Western Dairy Transport

Drive out varies times but always early. Hook Trailer load milk unhook at drop locations. Learned all the ins and outs of the job and how to work as efficiently as possible to get loads to yard for pickup early. Co-workers were good. Some didn't work with you but job was still able to be completed. Hardest part of the job was having dispatch not know how to schedule so we wouldn't have to be waiting long for loads to make. Enjoyable that I could get my job done quickly and efficiently and have plenty of home time for family. Managment needs alot of work. Dispatch was by text and as CDL drivers that is against the law but if you didn't respond they would remove you from dispatch. also wanted all load information and updates by text. Very little communication that would be consistant wtih other dispatch and upper management.

Been with this company for almost 15 years. If you have a good work ethic and understand that you are there to do a job, and you always do your best, your efforts will not go un noticed. There are plenty of opportunities for advancement. You will not become a millionaire but you will be paid according to your proven abilities. All levels of mangement believe in an open door policy and most are very aproachable. We have grown from a small family owned company to the largest milk transport company in the continental United States and still have the feeling of being a family owned company. It is as close to the feel of being a family that you can get, without actually being family. We are all there for each other through the good times as well as the bad.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great equipment, if not brand new ,in brand new condition

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Constant intrusion by office personnel, once one person in the office dislikes you, the whole office turns on you like a pack of ravenous wolves! All because one timid little gossip took something as an insult , that was never an insult at all, just misunderstanding 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Cool, as long as you don’t rile the
Office management, 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Was great, because I basically didn’t have to deal with anyone other than the dairy farmers, and they just wanted smooth pickup of their milk, and so did I so that went great!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good equipment. Trucks had small sleepers , so even though we rarely(never ) spent the night in them, should you
Have an extended down time, or just need a Power Nap you could do so 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Added work at the end of the day. Management asked me to drive past my 70 he. Legal  limit, I refused, and he told me to park the park , so I did. Goodbye

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
They try to keep it friendly, with small celebrations and party’s 



What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Early to rise, work with no one looking over your shoulder, hustle-hustle -hustle, wait -wait -wait, then at the end of the day, pray they don’t ask more of you

Clock in then get breakfast for everyone, start cleaning trailers til lunch after lunch kept cleaning trailers. 
Learn how to sanitize trailers, change the elements, keep the water temp above a 120 degrees. check inside the trailers  to make sure the pipes are still hooked together. 
Management had little experience.
Enjoyed the time with the people i worked with, everyone helped out with whatever you needed to be helped with.
cleaning out extremely hot trailers that have been flushed out then climbing it and power washing them in the hot sun.
having cook outs with the co-workers and working together to get the job done.

My husband has worked in this company for three years, and I want to say dispatching is not persistent on their rules.  In the three years my husband has been there he has tried to find ways to work with dispatchers, but nothing works.  Unless you are an owner operator, you get the bad loads or NO loads at all, and are left hanging with no work.  (Call early, too many people waiting and you are left with bad loads)  ( Call late, still too many people on the list, that you are left with no loads or the bad ones.)  Can't win!  Very disappointing.  It seems like a good company.  Sometimes it might seem truck drivers don't want to work, but it's very frustrating when you feel you are left hanging and unappreciated while others get good loads, weekends off, and day driving, NOT FAIR!

I enjoyed the job itself very much, it's not hard work..the pay is decent and the ppl I worked with are decent and supportive for the most part. The only negative thing I personally experienced was the mechanics. WDT prides itself in safety and so do I, but the mechanics feel like if they're scheduled to get off or close at 6pm then you have to figure out your own issues which is sad because most drivers work the night shift and we need mechanics for issues we have before we get on the road and after so maybe there should be a 24 hour shop for those purposes. Other than that it's a very great job to have! If safety is your number one priority like it should be, the mechanics need to be on board with the rest of us with understanding and respecting that.

The pay is a straight $18 an hour for a 60 hour work week, consisting of 5, 12 hour shifts. The company uses an excuse that they’re an “agricultural” company, so they can use a loophole and avoid paying time and a half rates over 40 hours. Training is paid at $140 per day, so that comes to less than Arizona minimum wage!
The people who stay with the company are lazy drop & hook drivers, so all of the physical work gets assigned to drivers with a work ethic. 
Good company to get your experience, but be ready to jump ship like I did as soon as you complete your 18 month contract.

WDT is a company Ive only heard about from others.Its one of the last companies where you could probably work 20y and retire from,I used to believe that was a modern myth.The drivers are professional and keep to their schedule for the most part,there are always a few bad apples.The management is fantastic!As long as you do your job,perform your duties and stay in your lane -they give you support and guidance.WDT even has a training school in different locations.Im not afraid to admit that keep them in mind for future employment if I ever had to move elsewhere.

Dispatch will want move you more than you have a legal right to, but they will not force you to do anything you don't want or cannot do. On the other hand, safety is watching your e-log like a hawk...Or I should say PeopleNet is watching and alerts safety automatically and will put you in violation for mere seconds. You are not aware of this until you have accumulated substantial violations weeks or months later. You will be warned after you have already made new violations that you will not know about until later. Then you will be suspended without a chance to correct your errors like you could on a paper log.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Truck driver 34 salaries reported	$79,412 per year
Dispatcher 2 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour
Local driver 8 salaries reported	$25.50 per hour
Sanitation worker 7 salaries reported	$15.00 per hour
General ledger accountant 4 salaries reported	$55,000 per year

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